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If the Earth were flat and not curved and perpendicular to the Sun, then which will get more heat - Japan or Equator, or both equally?

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Japan
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Equator
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Both
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Cannot say conclusively
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Solution

The correct option is C Both
If the Earth were a disk with its surface perpendicular to the rays of sunlight, each point on it would receive the same amount of radiation, an energy flux equal to the solar constant. Hence bothe Japan and the equator would receive the same amount of heat.

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